10.5518/100/68
Youds, Lorraine
Lorraine
Youds
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0302-3307
University of Leeds
Parker, Douglas
Douglas
Parker
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2335-8198
University of Leeds
Adefisan, Elijah A
Elijah A
Adefisan
African Center of Meteorological Application for Development
Amekudzi, Leonard Kofitse
Leonard Kofitse
Amekudzi
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2186-3425
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Aryee, Jeffrey N. A.
Jeffrey N. A.
Aryee
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4481-1441
BALOGUN, Ifeoluwa Adebowale
Ifeoluwa Adebowale
BALOGUN
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4628-0362
Federal University of Technology
Blyth, Alan
Alan
Blyth
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7115-2587
University of Leeds
Chanzu, Bernard
Bernard
Chanzu
Danuor, Sylvester
Sylvester
Danuor
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6908-1935
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Diop, Abdoulahat
Abdoulahat
Diop
Agence Nationale de l'Aviation Civile et de la Météorologie
Fletcher, Jennifer
Jennifer
Fletcher
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4892-3344
University of Leeds
Foamouhoue, Andre K
Andre K
Foamouhoue
African Center of Meteorological Application for Development
Gaye, Amadou T
Amadou T
Gaye
Cheikh Anta Diop University
Gijben, Morne
Morne
Gijben
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4293-3293
South African Weather Service
Goodman, Steven
Steven
Goodman
Hill, Peter
Peter
Hill
University of Reading
Ibrahim, Ishiyaku
Ishiyaku
Ibrahim
Nigerian Meteorological Agency
Koros, David
David
Koros
Lawal, Kamoru Abiodun
Kamoru Abiodun
Lawal
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8198-8844
Nigerian Meteorological Agency
University of Cape Town
Marsham, John
John
Marsham
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3219-8472
University of Leeds
Mutai K, Bethwel
Bethwel
Mutai K
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5627-564X
University of Nairobi
Mutemi, Joseph
Joseph
Mutemi
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1763-9025
University of Nairobi
Niang, Coumba
Coumba
Niang
Cheikh Anta Diop University
Ndiaye, Ousmane
Ousmane
Ndiaye
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2725-197X
Agence Nationale de l'Aviation Civile et de la Météorologie
Olaniyan, Eniola
Eniola
Olaniyan
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0743-9860
Nigerian Meteorological Agency
The future of African nowcasting
University of Leeds
2021
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Nowcasting (weather forecasting predictions from zero to several hours) has enormous value and potential in Africa, where populations and economic activity are highly vulnerable to rapidly changing weather conditions. Timely issuing of warnings, a few hours before an event, can enable the public and decision-makers to take action. Rainfall radar estimates are not widely available in Africa, nor likely to be in the coming years, and numerical weather prediction (NWP) currently has low skill over the African continent. Therefore, for the delivery of nowcasting in Africa, satellite products are the best practical option and needed urgently (Roberts et al., 2021). Fifteen minute (or faster) updates of MSG (Meteosat Second Generation) images and NWC-SAF (Nowcasting Satellite Applications Facility) products are crucial for nowcasting to warn users (e.g. fisherfolk on Lake Victoria, flooding in urban areas, etc.) on pending severe storms. The possibility to have such products every 10 minutes, as well as data from the forthcoming MTG (Meteosat Third Generation) lightning imager, would be highly beneficial to all African countries, saving lives and livelihoods where high population growth and the most extreme impacts of climate change combine.